jawnbc | Painting the Town Red, one bum @ a time

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has launched a program called Pain the Town Red. The premise is simple: decorate your residence or workplace in red to show Canadian athletes they have our support at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. I've got my stash of stuff for our apartment ready for February...that's covered nicely. In the run-up to the announcement of the Team Canada (athlete) uniforms I was hopeful there'd be a few pieces that will help paint me red. And while I like the line I was more than a little disappointed that little of it was in proper feuille d'erable red. But it's still miles ahead of the vomitous Beijing uniform fiasco (avert.your.eyes). Over the last several months I've acquired lots of stuff, particularly lots of shirts. I've the ossomess maple leaf toque for years, but I managed to find a less insulated alternative, since most of my tickets are indoors. In fact, I'll only be at one outdoor event: the women's aerials final on Cypress Mountain. But jaysus finding something to wear outside in a nice bright ribald nationalist red...bupkis. Nada. I tried for a waterproof anorak to wear over a proper jacket, nope. Then I stumbled upon this: